Plow attachment.



1 No. 758,981.. I PATENTBD MAY 3, 1904.

' B. M. LANDIS.

PLOW ATTACHMENT. Lrrmoulon nLnn 10m24.190s.

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E. M. LANDIS.

PLOW ATTACHMENT. Arrmoulox rILnD nov. 24. 190s.

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Q/Vihnoou s UNITED STATES Patented May 3, 1904.

EDWARD M. LANDIS, OF BRILLHAR'I, PENNSYLVANIA.

FLOW ATTACHMENT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 758,981, dated May,1904. Application lecl November 24, 1903. Serial No. 182,483. (Nomodel.)

T all whowt it may concern:

Be it -known that I, EDWARD M. LANDrs, a citizen of the United States,residing at Brill'- hart, in the county of York and, State ofPennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in PlowAttachments, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to plow attachments, and more particularly tomeans, in connection with a plow-beam, for regulating the penetration ofa plow point and share for forming a furrow of an even depth or tocontrol the degree of penetration of a plow-point in view `provedattachment applied thereto.

of certain soil conditions and requisites in different plantingoperations.

' The invention consists in the construction and arrangement of theseveral parts, which will be more fully hereinafter described andclaimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a portion of aplow-beam, showing the im- Fig. 2 is a transverse vertical sectionthrough the beam and a portion of the attachment as shown by Fig. 1.Figs. 3 and 4 are detail perspective views of different parts of clipsattached to the beam. Fig. 5 is a` detail perspective View of anadjustable hanger for one of the wheel-supports. Fig. 6 is a detailperspective view of a portion ofthe wheel-support engaged by the hangershown by Fig. 5.

Similar numerals of 'reference are employed to indicate correspondingparts in the several views. v

The numeral 1 designates a plow-beam which may be Lof any suitablelength or contour, and on each side thereof is secured asupporting-plate 2, having terminal ears 3 in reverse position, the saidears being connected by cross-bolts 4, respectively disposed above andbelow and held in close contact with the upper and lower edges of thebeamto prevent the said plate from falling out of place or in any mannermoving in a vertical direction in relation to the plow-beam. Secured toeach supporting-plate 2 is a guide-clip 5, having a central outwardprojection 6, inclosing a vertical guide-slot 7, opening out through theside of the clip which bears against the plate 2. Each clip also has endears or securing extensions 8, with openings 9 therethrough to receivebolts or analogous fastenings '10, which are passed through openings11`in each plate. The outward projection or offset 6 of the guide-clip 5has a central opening 12 formed` therein to receive a set-screw 13. Theguide-clips 5 are applied at dierent points on their supporting-plates,or, in other Words, one is in advance of the other, as 4clearly in#dicated by the position of parts shown in Fig. 1, and by having theendfastenings of the guide-clips pass through the plates 2 into the beamthe said plates are prevented from having longitudinal movement on thebeam.

The guide-clip on the right side of the beam, as indicated by Fig. 2, isadjustably engaged by a vertically-disposedhanger-bar 14, rising froma'wheel-support 15, having a socket 16 at its outer end, with aset-screw 17 disposed therein. In the opposite clip a verticalhanger-bar 18 is adjustably mounted and has a lower foot 19 resting on awheelsupport 20, also provided with an outer socket 21, having aset-screw 22, the socket 21 and set-screw 22 being similar to the socket16 and set-screw 17 on the wheel-support 15. The wheel-support 20 is inthe form ofl a flat bar, as shown by Fig. 6, having a longitudinal slot23 in its inner extremitypand lower nut-guarding flanges 24. 'Ihe foot19 has side flanges 25, which partially embrace the opposite side edgesof the support 20, and

said foot is adjustably connected to its support by adjusting bolts andnuts '25, as clearlyv shownl by Fig. 2. -The wheel-support 20 isadjustableinwardly and outwardly Ion the foot 19 to vary the distancebetween the wheels carried by the two supports and accommodate avariation in the distance apart of the furrows formed by the plow, whichwill be'attached to the beam in any suitable manner and forming no partof the present invention. The wheel-supports 15 and 20 are adapted tohave wheels 26 and 27, respectively, attached thereto, the wheel 27being of materially less diameter than the wheel 26. The wheel 27 `isadapted to travel on the unplowed ground, and the wheel 26 is intendedto follow the furrow and move in close contact.

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tical use the wheel 26 will be projected materially below the wheel 27,and the degree of depression of said wheel 26 .will depend entirely onthe depth of the furrow formed. The vertical adjustment of eitherwheel-support 15 or '20 may be readily attained by loosening either ofthe set screws 13 and again tightening the same after the desiredadjustment has been made.

The wheel 26 may be applied to the support 20 and the wheel 27 to thesupport 15, as both wheels are secured in relation to their supports bysimilar means, which is readily interchangeable.

Each wheel has its hub engaged by an axle plug or stub 28, which isinserted through the hub thereof into the socket carried by the outerend of the support and held against separation by the set-screw engagingsaid socket. The outer extremity of the plug or stub 28 is formed with ahead 29 to hold the wheel in operative relation to its support, andafter the parts are assembled either wheel is free to rotate on its plugor stub. To relieve each plug or stub of a material portion of thestrain which would otherwise be solely concentrated on the said plugthrough the operation of Vthe wheel, the hub of the latter has anannular flange 29, embracing the outer extremity of the socket 21. Thisconstruction is similar in both wheels.

The improved plow attachment also adapts a plow having the same thereonfor use on uneven surfaces or inclines, though it is particularlyadvantageous in plowing iields or land in furrows and regulating thedepth of penetration of the plow-point, as well as serving as a guidefor the straight formation of each furrow.

Changes in the proportions, dimensions, and minor details may beresorted to without in the least departing from the spirit of theinvention.

Having thus fully described the invention, what is claimed as new isw l.The combination with a plow-beam, of

supporting-plates applied to the opposite sides thereof and havingguide-clips thereon, the guide-clips of one plate being in advance olthe other, cross-bolts extending through the plates above and below andheld in close contact with the upper and lower edges of the beam, avertically-disposed hanger-bar engaging one clip and having awheel-support atits lower extremity at right angles thereto, saidhanger-bar being adjustable and frictionally held in. its clip, avertical hanger-bar adjustably mounted and frictionally held in theother clip and provided with a lower foot, a wheelsupport securedagainst the said foot, the hanger-bars being rendered movable in theclips without detaching the plates from the beam, and wheels differingin diameter and interchangeablysecured on the wheel-support.

2. rlhe combination with a plow-beam, of

supporting-plates applied to opposite sides of the beam and havingterminal ears in reverse position, cross-bolts extending' through thesaid ears above and below and held in close contact with the upper andlower edges ol the beam, a guide-clip secured to each supporting-plateand having a vertical guide-slot which opens out through the inner sideof the clip, the supporting-plates forming the inner closing means forthe slots of the said clips, a vertically-disposed hanger-bar having awheel-support at its lower extremity at right angles thereto, the saidhanger-bar-being adjustable in one of the clips and frietionally held inthe latter, a vertical hanger-bar adjustably mounted and frictionallyheld in the opposite clip and having a lower foot, a wheelsupportadjustably secured against the said foot, and wheels diifering indiameter and interchangeably secured on the wheel-supports.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my si gn atu rc in presence of twowitnesses.

EDWARD M. LANDIS.

Witnesses:

Mosns M. SNYDER, Dn'rmeu HILDEBRAND.

